[TheForge] CAD Software

[Peter Fels And Phoebe Palmer]

Hy friend EA Chase was demoing one day and i heard some one ask 
him ( RE pricing) how long it took to make the piece he was holding.
He said " 53 years!"
pf

Grover.Richardson at gtri.gatech.edu wrote:
> I think it was a fella called O'Dell at the SERC years ago,
> demonstrating metal spinning.  Someone asked him how long it took him to
> learn.  He said about a ton.  It's not the time, so much as the time
> learning.  You will have to burn a few hundred pounds of sticks (in a
> quality manner) in order to learn the skill.
> 
> I've been hammering off and on for over 20 years.  Until lately, more
> off than on.  This isn't really 20 years experience.  But in my
> demonstrations I say this with the hidden emphases on the 20 years.  If
> someone is astute and asks further, I will elaborate<G>.
> 
> Then again, one blacksmith I know said that he called himself a Master
> Blacksmith because he could command higher prices.  His work was good
> enough, just he didn't have the documentation to back it<G>.
> 
> Last lesson for the day, practice makes permanent.  If you learn how to
> do it wrong, and practice, you will learn to do it perfectly, wrong.
> 
> All the Best
> Most of this is fun.  And enough fun that it makes up for the (&@#$
> days<G>.  Keep going!!
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:theforge-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Dave Mudge
> Sent: Thursday, April 10, 2008 1:47 AM
> To: Sponsored by ABANA
> Subject: Re: [TheForge] CAD Software
> 
> Not to be too facetious, but Kevin you might consider taking a
> "drawing" course at your local community collage and Ben, you might
> consider taking a "welding" course at the local trade school. You will
> learn much more (as it relates to blacksmithing) and it won't cost as
> much as new software or a new computer. I work in a machine /
> fabrication shop and work from cad drawings all day. Most of them are
> sadly lacking. Learn to draw good "isometric" views by hand and convey
> MUCH more information and have a better understanding of the piece
> that you are working with. And Ben, if you can weld at all, you only
> need tons (hours) of practice. Many trade (vocational) schools offer
> night courses.
> dave m
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